![]() ![]() Theĭave Clark Five had their own sound, forged by Dave and his engineer, Adrian Musical genius and superb vocalist who co-wrote many of the songs with Dave. Payton on saxophone were certainly competent, but keyboardist Mike Smith was a Dave on drums, Lenny Davidson on guitar, Rick Huxley on bass, and Denis Popularity with Americans before the rise of Herman's Hermits and the Rolling The answer is, it was a gross miscalculation of the group'sĪs they were referred to, made great records, and were second to the Beatles in Yardbirds, why are they less-well remembered? The documentary doesn't even pose Real group that had more hits than bands like the Kinks, the Animals and the Unfamiliar songs might lead one to suspect that the program is a spoofĭocumentary of a fake group like the Rutles. Screaming girls and a beaming boy band lip synching to a soundtrack of Younger pop music fan, familiar postwar newsreel footage of hysterically Over, it's clear we're not done revisiting this rich musical With a newĭocumentary airing recently on PBS, The Dave Clark Five and Beyond - Glad All #Pat travers just a touch rar tv#Other anniversary TV specials linked to the British Invasion. In fact, you won't find The Beatles on this chart at all!!! And that HAS to be a first for 1964!!!Īnniversary of the Beatles' debut in America has occasioned a number of I guess if you couldn't have The Beatles in The Top Ten, then the next best thing was having a group that sounded just LIKE The Beatles up there instead!) However, the chart ALMOST redeems itself with the unexpected "Hey Harmonica Man" by Stevie Wonder at #7 and one of my all-time faves, "She's The One" by The Chartbusters all the way up at #4! (This one stopped at #33 in Billboard. I'll bet there aren't six Forgotten Hits Readers who could sing a refrain from THAT one!!!) a song I actually had to learn on the organ when my Mom made me take lessons). You'll also find some soft-rock schmaltz at #5 ("Love Me With All Your Heart" by The Ray Charles Singers. and one night played it at least twenty times while we were there. Except SOMEBODY in the joint LOVED this song. and the ONLY redeeming thing about the whole trip was the fact that the on-site restaurant had a GIANT Jukebox. during the Summer of '64, my parents took us up to some cottage up in Wisconsin for a vacation. Barbra Streisand sits at #3 with her "Funny Girl" classic "People". Sitting at #1 are The Jelly Beans with what used to be our traditional, annual Easter Feature here in Forgotten Hits, "I Wanna Love Him So Bad". ![]() The Four Seasons at #2 with "Rag Doll", Johnny Rivers at #8 with "Memphis" and The Beach Boys at #9 with "I Get Around". ![]() but there are some REAL surprises listed in this Top Ten as well. Leave it to The Dave Clark Five and their #10 Hit "Can't You See That She's Mine" to mess up what could have been an All-American Countdown. Ī Top Ten Chart with only ONE British Act listed!!! Now HERE'S something you didn't see very often in 1964. but that version didn't chart here in Chicago! Morris Stoloff combined these two tracks into a chart-topping instrumental hit of his own. ![]() and The McGuire Sisters are at #29 with "Picnic". Pat Travers - Heat In The Street (Live) (04:23)Ġ8.George Cates held the #1 spot on the very first WJJD Chart with "Moonglow". Pat Travers - Makin' Magic (Live) (04:01)Ġ7. Pat Travers - Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (Live) (05:06)Ġ6. Pat Travers - Go All Night (Live) (04:02)Ġ4. Pat Travers - Gettin' Betta (Live) (04:52)Ġ3. Pat Travers - Hooked On Music (Live) (06:25)Ġ2. Fans of tasteful, intricate guitar work shouldn't overlook this grand band.Ġ1. The Stan Lewis blues classic "Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)" allows audience participation and is the album's clear centerpiece. The chemistry is undeniable and quite funky, with "Gettin' Better" capturing a group as influenced by Parliament-Funkadelic as by the usual blues suspects. Travers is based in the blues, but his music takes on significant rock power here. Right from the onset of "Hooked on Music," the band explores the broad tonal ranges of electric guitar and the beauty of a flexible rhythm section. Guitarist Pat Thrall, bassist Mars Cowling, and drummer Tommy Aldridge (who debuted together with 1979's Heat in the Street) turn this performance into an intelligent, virtuoso hard rock showcase. tour, featuring a backing band of no small consequence. Long considered by fans to be Pat Travers' finest hour, Live! Go for What You Know is an exciting live album from his 1979 U.S. ![]()
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